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CAR T-cell immunotherapy rids woman of tough-to-treat lupus

(HealthDay)—In a first, researchers have used genetically tweaked immune system cells to send a woman’s severe lupus into remission. The treatment—called CAR T-cell therapy—is already approved in the United States for fighting certain cases of blood cancer. It involves removing a patient’s own immune system T-cells, genetically altering them to target the cancer, then infusing

Pediatricians Make Change to Child Car Seat Guidelines

THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018 — Kids should ride in rear-facing car safety seats until they reach the highest height and weight their seat can hold, a leading pediatricians’ group now says. The previous advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics was to stop using a rear-facing seat when a child was 2 years old. “Fortunately,

Fiat 500 Car Review

Who is it for: City slickers who are always on point. Why we love it: Fiat’s funky 500 first rolled into the hearts of fashion-focused motorists in 1957. Officially relaunched in 2007, it washed into Australia from the catwalks of Milan riding a wave of nostalgia – and it wasn’t alone. Mini’s equally old-school Mini

10 Snacks a Food Writer Packs for Day Hikes and Car Trips

Who hasn’t stood under a fast food awning, mouth agape, trying to pick out the burger, fried chicken, or salad option that will destroy her sense of health and well-being the least? There’s nothing wrong with fast fixes for hunger pangs, of course—you know your cravings best—but for me, this scenario happens too often on

An off-the-shelf, dual-targeted CAR T-cell product shows promising results in preclinical studies

FT819, an off-the-shelf, T-cell receptor (TCR)-less CD19 CAR T-cell product that could potentially be made more accessible to cancer patients than conventional CAR T-cell therapies showed positive results in preclinical specificity, functionality, and efficacy studies, according to data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2018, April 14-18. “Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown